.TH "Pihole-FTL" "8" "pihole-FTL" "Pi-hole" "November 2020"
.SH "NAME"
pihole-FTL - Pi-hole : The Faster-Than-Light (FTL) Engine
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.SH "SYNOPSIS"
\fBservice pihole-FTL \fR(\fBstart\fR|\fBstop\fR|\fBrestart\fR)
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\fBpihole-FTL debug\fR
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\fBpihole-FTL test\fR
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\fBpihole-FTL -v|-vv\fR
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\fBpihole-FTL -t\fR
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\fBpihole-FTL -b\fR
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\fBpihole-FTL -f\fR
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\fBpihole-FTL -h\fR
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\fBpihole-FTL dnsmasq-test\fR
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\fBpihole-FTL regex-test str\fR
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\fBpihole-FTL regex-test str rgx\fR
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\fBpihole-FTL lua\fR
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\fBpihole-FTL luac\fR
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\fBpihole-FTL dhcp-discover\fR
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\fBpihole-FTL --\fR (\fBoptions\fR)
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
Pi-hole : The Faster-Than-Light (FTL) Engine is a lightweight, purpose-built daemon used to provide statistics needed for the Pi-hole Web Interface, and its API can be easily integrated into your own projects. Although it is an optional component of the Pi-hole ecosystem, it will be installed by default to provide statistics. As the name implies, FTL does its work \fIvery\fR \fIquickly\fR!
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Usage
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\fBservice pihole-FTL start\fR
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    Start the pihole-FTL daemon
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\fBservice pihole-FTL stop\fR
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    Stop the pihole-FTL daemon
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\fBservice pihole-FTL restart\fR
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    If the pihole-FTP daemon is running, stop and then start, otherwise start.
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Command line arguments
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\fBdebug\fR
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    Don't go into daemon mode (stay in foreground) + more verbose logging
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\fBtest\fR
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    Start FTL and process everything, but shut down immediately afterwards
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\fB-v, version\fR
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    Don't start FTL, show only version
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\fB-vv\fR
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    Don't start FTL, show verbose version information of embedded applications
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\fB-t, tag\fR
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    Don't start FTL, show only git tag
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\fB-b, branch\fR
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    Don't start FTL, show only git branch FTL was compiled from
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\fB-f, no-daemon\fR
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    Don't go into background (daemon mode)
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\fB-h, help\fR
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    Don't start FTL, show help
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\fBdnsmasq-test\fR
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    Test resolver config file syntax
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\fBregex-test str\fR
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    Test str against all regular expressions in the database
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\fBregex-test str rgx\fR
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    Test str against regular expression given by rgx
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\fBlua\fR
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    Start the embedded Lua interpreter
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\fBluac\fR
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    Execute the embedded Lua compiler
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\fBdhcp-discover\fR
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    Discover DHCP servers in the local network
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\fB--\fR  (options)
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    Pass options to internal dnsmasq resolver
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.SH "EXAMPLE"
Command line arguments can be arbitrarily combined, e.g:
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\fBpihole-FTL debug test\fR
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Start ftl in foreground with more verbose logging, process everything and shutdown immediately
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
\fBpihole\fR(8)
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\fBFor FTL's config options please see https://docs.pi-hole.net/ftldns/configfile/\fR
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.SH "COLOPHON"

Get sucked into the latest news and community activity by entering Pi-hole's orbit. Information about Pi-hole, and the latest version of the software can be found at https://pi-hole.net
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